Checking on the Animals

As I have mentioned before, the kids have a usual routine of checking on the animals at Grandma & Grandpa's farm. One of the stops is to check on the chickens. Grandma & Grandpa made an area for the chickens inside the old, red hay barn. Grandpa said John and Brielle could help feed the chickens on this day.

Here they are heading over... with Amy the dog following behind.

Brielle was carrying some cabbage that Grandpa gave her to feed the chickens. She was making sure Amy wasn't going to eat it, and telling Amy it was for the chickens. :) The cousins also know to keep Amy out of the chicken coop.

John & Brielle spotted 3 new eggs! Grandma Berning has always said the farm is a neat way for the kids to learn about the "Circle of Life", and she's right.

John refilled the chicken feed... while Brielle proceeded to pick up a chicken. She has watched her cousins & grandparents do it before, and she knows how to gently & quietly sneak up from behind the chicken.

After visiting the chickens we went to the end of the farm where Patches the Pony hangs out. Brielle showed me where we had to crawl under (well, she went under while John & I went over) a gate to get to this point. They she climbed up so she could lean over & see Patches. She was saying to these cows, "Move out of the way! I need to talk to Patches." :)

After this was when she asked to go jump in the cotton balls :).